AM is not going to be the answer to everything…but the first step in making the DoD’s AM agenda a reality is “exposure”
Whether it is leveraged for emergency replacement of critical parts, manufacturing of unmanned platforms, or innovation in time of need, Additive Manufacturing has proven to be a good candidate for expeditionary manufacturing. While the...
Ultra Safe Nuclear licenses ORNL method to 3D print Nuclear Reactor Components
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a new method to 3D print components for nuclear reactors.
Licensed by Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation aka USNC, this method uses a sophisticated additive manufacturing...
Australian Army 3D Prints and Certifies armored vehicle parts in the field
Remember when we explained that AM can be a good production candidate for expeditionary manufacturing? Well, here is a great example of how expeditionary Metal 3D Printing can improve Defence readiness.
The Australian Army have...
How can 3D printing improve energy absorption of combat helmets? General Lattice is working on it.
General Lattice, Inc., a provider of end-to-end computational design and digital manufacturing solutions on a service and software basis, has just secured a contract with the U.S. Army to improve energy absorption of next...
One step closer to 3D printed body armours
Since December 2020, AML3D Limited is collaborating with Lightforce a manufacturer of defence solutions, for their next-generation ‘made-to-fit’ titanium body armour prototype trials.
The Australian expert in WAAM announces that they are entering the Stage...
Burloak Technologies and Kinectrics to Develop & Qualify 3D Printable Parts for the Nuclear Power Industry
Burloak Technologies Inc., a division of Samuel, Son & Co., Limited, and Kinectrics sign an agreement to develop and qualify additively manufactured parts for the global nuclear power generation industry.
Kinetrics provides life cycle management...
ORNL equips TVA Browns Ferry nuclear plant with 3D printed nuclear reactor components
“This project provides the foundation for designing and manufacturing a variety of 3D-printed parts that will contribute to creating a clean energy future”, John Strumpell, manager of North America Fuel R&D at Framatome.
As far...
An entire new category of national stock numbers has been created for 3D printing filaments
A National Stock Number (also known as a NATO Stock Number) is simply the official label applied to an item of supply that is repeatedly procured, stocked, stored, issued, and used throughout the federal supply system. The 13-digit...
Why is AM a good production candidate for expeditionary manufacturing? Phillips Corporation told us.
Exclusive feature sponsored by the Military Additive Manufacturing Summit.
Do you believe that necessity is the mother of invention? I do, and today, I think that this saying has never been truer than in the...
3YOURMIND supports the SIMMT’s decentralized production that requires the management of a fleet of 60 FDM 3D printers
The area of use for additive manufacturing in the military sector is vast, both from a logistical and industrial point of view. It enables a quick, decentralized, and flexible production of parts that would...